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The cost of cheap sweetness: Chocolate still depends on child labor
- West Africa remains a major cocoa hub, with over 1.5 million children working in hazardous conditions in Ivory Coast and Ghana.
- Farmers earn a tiny share of the chocolate trade despite a rising global market.
- Deforestation around Ivory Coast cocoa farming has surged as farmers push deeper into forests.
- Many labels such as Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade are criticized as ineffective.
- Investors, including Norway’s NBIM, hold stakes in major cocoa companies linked to exploitation.
- Critics say the EU directive lacks enforcement power and loopholes.
- Experts call for binding international trade standards to ensure living incomes.
- The report links corporate accountability to deforestation and exploitation in supply chains.
- The article accuses major chocolate brands of failing to eradicate exploitation.
- Experts urge a fair farm-gate price to reflect true production costs and living incomes.
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